TaimiKhan
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Santro, as far as i know, JF-17 has a western compatible data link, it can communicate with Erieye, so if Chinese AEW&C is being brought in, it would means it will also have capability to interact with JF-17, thus most probably the Chinese system has also equipment which is able to interact on western standard data link capability. If PAF with help of Chinese can make a western data link work with Chinese radar and avionics, then definitely they can make the ZDK-03 AEW&C work with a western data link system, especially if the ZDK-03 is made on western MIL STD codes and standard.
As said many times in other threads, the Chinese can make systems based on western standards for export orders, while their own systems would be on different codes and standards.
If that AFM article about PAF is seen, it gives the reason of not letting both sensitive platforms communicate each other due to prying eyes, and that sentence is quoted " ", meaning this has been said by some PAF official. As swedes would be worried that if data fusion is done between both of them, the Chinese may have a peek inside their system, same may be the worry of the Chinese also.
I don't believe it says, both systems can't talk to the aircraft it is controlling, whether it be western ones or Chinese ones.
But as time passes we will be able to learn more, as for now nothing is clear, but PAF will not let have two separate systems work in such a way that each one controls one set of aircraft.
And both AEW&Cs would be supported by GCS, as AEW&C are not fully command centers due to limitation of size on platform, which is not faced in a bigger AWACS.
As said many times in other threads, the Chinese can make systems based on western standards for export orders, while their own systems would be on different codes and standards.
If that AFM article about PAF is seen, it gives the reason of not letting both sensitive platforms communicate each other due to prying eyes, and that sentence is quoted " ", meaning this has been said by some PAF official. As swedes would be worried that if data fusion is done between both of them, the Chinese may have a peek inside their system, same may be the worry of the Chinese also.
I don't believe it says, both systems can't talk to the aircraft it is controlling, whether it be western ones or Chinese ones.
But as time passes we will be able to learn more, as for now nothing is clear, but PAF will not let have two separate systems work in such a way that each one controls one set of aircraft.
And both AEW&Cs would be supported by GCS, as AEW&C are not fully command centers due to limitation of size on platform, which is not faced in a bigger AWACS.